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Eastern Range discusses drive toward “airport model” operations, eyes increased launch demand
February 23, 2021
At the 47th Spaceport Summit, formerly known as Space Congress, the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Kennedy Space Center/45th Space Wing of the Space Force, and the FAA provided an overview and update on the Florida spaceport’s status and how it is preparing for an even busier schedule than it’s already looking at in 2021.
Part of this discussion surrounded expansion possibilities and restrictions at the Florida launch site and how the spaceport would adopt a more airport-like approach to launch operations.
This year’s Spaceport Summit, conducted virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, has and will feature leaders from numerous space agencies, private companies, and industry providers.
Inside the FAA-SpaceX regulatory saga that delayed Starship SN9
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Birds fly overhead along the Brazos Santiago Pass as SpaceX Starship SN9 and SN10 sit on their launch platforms at the SpaceX Launch Facility near Boca Chica Village as seen from Isla Blanca Park at South Padre Island on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021.Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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The evening sky looms over the SpaceX Starship SN9 and SN10 prototypes on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021 at Boca Chica Village, Texas.Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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SpaceX Starship SN9 lifts off for a test flight on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 from the SpaceX Launch Facility near Boca Chica Village as seen from Isla Blanca Park at South Padre Island. SN9 reached a height of 10 kilometers before making its turn and descent. Just as it was about to land, the spacecraft crashed and exploded into a fireball beside its sibling ro
FAA to oversee investigation of SpaceX Mars rocket prototype s explosive landing kyma.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kyma.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
WATCH: SpaceX Mars rocket prototype makes explosive landing
Jackie Wattles, CNN Business
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(CNN) The Federal Aviation Administration said it will oversee an investigation into a crash landing of a SpaceX prototype rocket on Tuesday. The announcement comes after the FAA forced SpaceX to delay the launch as it investigated a previous explosion of a similar rocket prototype.
The destroyed vehicle, SpaceX’s Starship SN9, was an early prototype for a rocket the company hopes will carry the first humans to Mars. Launched in a high-altitude test flight Tuesday, the vehicle traveled a few miles up in the air, hovered for a moment, and then conducted a belly flop-like maneuver on descent before making an explosive landing back on the launch pad.